Question: how do you find your field force officer?

Hello, I am trying to contact my field force officer. I live in Southern California. I do have the contact of my local liaison officer...is that the same person? Any insight would be greatly appreciate

MALO/FFR:
- MALO - Military Academy Liaison Officer
- an US Army Reserve Officer who earns points towards retirement for Admissions service

- FFR - Field Force Representative
- a volunteer

West Point has scaled down using MALOs recently because being in 2 wars, Reservists were needed in other roles. So they turned to recruiting volunteers (FFRs) to help with admissions. A force of 400 MALOs has now been reduced to around 60. They are being replaced with FFRs.

Both serve the same role - that is to be the bridge between our district and Admissions at West Point, namely the Regional Commander (RC) for our region.

Our job is to :
- help candidates with the admissions process
- inform and educate candidates about West Point to help them make the best decision for them
- represent West Point at college fairs and Academy Days ( sponsored by MOCs)
- serve as liaisons with schools and school counselors
- interview qualified candidates
- host By-Invites (Admissions Information Meetings)
- help identify potential candidates and
- whatever else we need to do to help Admissions in our district.

How do you find your MALO/FFR?
- contact Admissions
- it's not the candidate's responsibility to find out who their MALO/FFR is. Once you have a file opened (ie through SLS application or on-line application), we will know about you once it is posted to us. If you want to contact us before that time - that is fine.

some where on your candidate portal, there is a function to contact an admissions volunteer that will point you to the right direction.

The additional comment to BillSL's comment is that depends on where you are or what your file looks like, MALO/FFR will not contact you. Simply some areas don't have FFR/MALO coverage and/or FFR/MALO priortizes who they are going to contact to maximize their time.

I am an overseas candidate, so curently my primary point of contact is my Outreach (=Minority) Admissions Officer (it could be your Regional Commander, RC). During SLS, I was talking to a Major and she told me should would send my e-mail to someone to be my liaison officer in Brazil, so that I could have "the same exposure as the other candidates".

I still didn't get anything... But I am just saying this for future reference: as an overseas candidate, you are NOT at a disadvantage (I asked and was told that many times).

I will, in the future, compile a thread to provide information on the admissions process for overseas candidates (namely, how the nomination works if you find you are not eligible to any source besides VP). I am still to get my district congressman's and my other senator's positioning (one of them already said I am not eligible, since I am not a permanent resident).

I am an overseas candidate, so curently my primary point of contact is my Outreach (=Minority) Admissions Officer (it could be your Regional Commander, RC). During SLS, I was talking to a Major and she told me should would send my e-mail to someone to be my liaison officer in Brazil, so that I could have "the same exposure as the other candidates".

I still didn't get anything... But I am just saying this for future reference: as an overseas candidate, you are NOT at a disadvantage (I asked and was told that many times).

I will, in the future, compile a thread to provide information on the admissions process for overseas candidates (namely, how the nomination works if you find you are not eligible to any source besides VP). I am still to get my district congressman's and my other senator's positioning (one of them already said I am not eligible, since I am not a permanent resident).

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Might want you contact your senator again. Most Congressmen/Senators still consider out of state applicants if they are military dependent. Many military members have TX, FL, or TN has their state residency, but I have seen their dependents getting nomination even though they live in a different state. What will help is if your parent(s) still own property in the state or have strong ties to the state and intend to move back. My Congressman interviewed an applicant living in Italy

Don't accept "no" too easily. Since this senator's office already said no, asking again won't hurt you and if others say no you want to fight it as if you don't even get considered for Congressional nominations, you will be at a hudge disadvantage.

Don't accept "no" too easily. Since this senator's office already said no, asking again won't hurt you and if others say no you want to fight it as if you don't even get considered for Congressional nominations, you will be at a hudge disadvantage.

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I know my story, my senator's Constituent Service Counsel knows my story (he has actually done some research for me, and I should only be eligible to a VP nom). It is a no. I am none of the examples you've posted I am just an overseas candidate, living in Brazil.